What:

The U.S. Postal Service honors Elie Wiesel (1928-2016) with the 18th stamp of its Distinguished Americans series. Wiesel was a survivor of Nazi concentration camps whose life and writing on the Holocaust are a testament to moral courage and the resilience of the human spirit.

The first-day-of-issue event for the 2-ounce mail stamp is free and open to the public. News of the stamp is being shared with the hashtag #ElieWieselStamp.

Who:

The Hon. Ronald A. Stroman, member of the USPS Board of Governors and dedicating official

When:

Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. ET

Where:

92nd Street Y, New York, Kaufmann Concert Hall

1395 Lexington Ave.

New York, NY 10128

RSVP:

Attendees are encouraged to register at usps.com/eliewieselstamp.

Background:  

Wiesel was a voice for victims and survivors of the Holocaust and fought for human rights at every opportunity. In 1960 he wrote "Night," a powerful personal account of his experience in Nazi death camps.

Throughout his career, Wiesel published dozens of works that focused on the Holocaust and the Jewish experience. His resilience and compassion, and his remarkable body of work, ensure that future generations will never forget one of the darkest chapters in human history.

Wiesel was born in Romania and became a U.S. citizen in 1963. He was appointed chairman of the President's Commission on the Holocaust in 1978, which led to the opening of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993.

He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986 as a "messenger for mankind," and with his wife, Marion (1931-2025), established the Elie Wiesel Foundation with the prize money.

Customers can preorder Elie Wiesel stamps on usps.com and they will be shipped on Sept. 17.